Notes: The Chatter Rankings are created by searching each candidate's name plus "2008" in the Google News database.
This month's tested-but-not-qualifying list is Rep. John Murtha, Gov. Brian Schweitzer, and Haley Barbour. Some of the men on the list almost surely won't run for president (Reid, Dean) and are there just in case, or as an indication of VP popularity.

Thanks for your comments. I agree Michael, I would have expected a huge jump in Allen's chatter from July to August because of the "macaca" comment. In fact (as will be published later today) he saw a slight decline. What that tells me is that newspapers are now considering him less as a candidate for 2008, and the news stories with the "macaca" comment didn't cover him as a presidential candidate. Obviously, he's not going to be the frontrunning Republican anymore.

And Charlie, I see you're a big supporter of Mr. Allen. Love to hear your comments in more detail at some point.